Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Steps to control desertification
The Government is implementing several schemes/programmes to combat desertification, which include, inter –alia:
- National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board  is implementing National Afforestation Programme  for ecological restoration of degraded forests and adjoining areas through people's participation. The scheme is implemented through 3 tier institutional set up of State Forest Development Agency  at State level, Forest Development agency  at Forest Division Level and Joint Forest Management Committees  at village level. An amount of 157.78 crore has been released to the States/UTs to treat an area of 37110 hectares during 2018-21 under NAP. The state wise details with regard to area covered and fund released is at Annexure I and II respectively.
- National Mission for Green India  aims at protecting, restoring and enhancing India’s forest cover by means of plantation activities in forest and non-forest areas. GIM activities were started in the FY 2015-16. A sum of Rs. 594.28 Crores have been released to fifteen States namely Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, West Bengal, and one union territory Jammu & Kashmir for creation of plantation over an area of 117503 hectares. In the last three years , an amount of Rs 298.10 crore has been sanctioned, out of which Rs. 233.44 crore has been utilized.
- Demand driven action oriented research work is carried out through projects under National Mission on Himalayan Studies . Certain projects include the development of models for land reclamation, soil conservation and watershed management, etc. Rs,10.84 crore was sanctioned under NMHS and the entire amount was utilized in the last three years . The detail is at Annexure III.
- Integrated Watershed Management Programme  is implemented under Watershed Development Component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna, with objective to develop rainfed and degraded lands. The activities undertaken include , inter-alia, ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, soil and moisture conservation, rainwater harvesting, nursery raising, pasture development, livelihoods, etc through interventions to ensure sustainable development and improved natural resource management with better resilience to climate change.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Annexure-I
State/UT –wise details with regard to area covered under the National Afforestation Programme
Approved Advance Work Area
Year-wise Summary
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S No
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State/UT
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Area 
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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Total
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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1480
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0
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0
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1480
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|
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2
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Bihar
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1550
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1935
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0
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3485
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3
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Chhattisgarh
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2000
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3500
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0
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5500
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|
|
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4
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Goa
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0
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|
0
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
5
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|
Gujarat
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
6
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|
Haryana
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
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|
0
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|
|
|
7
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|
Himachal Pradesh
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0
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|
45
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0
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45
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|
|
|
8
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Jammu & Kashmir
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0
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0
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0
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0
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|
|
|
9
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Jharkhand
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0
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0
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0
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0
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|
|
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10
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Karnataka
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6085
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|
0
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|
0
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|
6085
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|
|
|
11
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|
Kerala
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
12
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|
Madhya Pradesh
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
13
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|
Maharashtra
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
|
|
14
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Orissa
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3188
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6335
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|
0
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9523
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15
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Punjab
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0
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|
0
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
|
|
16
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|
Rajasthan
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|
0
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|
0
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750
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|
750
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|
|
|
17
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|
Tamil Nadu
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
|
|
18
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|
Telangana
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
19
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|
Uttar Pradesh
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
20
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|
Uttarakhand
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
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|
|
|
21
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|
West Bengal
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
22
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|
Arunachal Pradesh
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
23
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|
Assam
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|
373
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
373
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|
|
|
24
|
|
Manipur
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
25
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|
Meghalaya
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
26
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|
Mizoram
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|
1960
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
1960
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|
|
|
27
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Nagaland
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|
0
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|
6100
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|
0
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|
6100
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|
|
|
28
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|
Sikkim
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
Tripura
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|
0
|
|
1809
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|
0
|
|
1809
|
|
|
|
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TOTAL
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16636
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19724
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|
750
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37110
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Annexure-II
Released/utilized Amount in last three years  in States/UTs under the National Afforestation Programme
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S.No
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State/UTS
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Year wise release

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Total released amount in last three years

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Total Utilized amount in last three years

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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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6.38
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|
|
|
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|
6.38
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6.38
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2
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Bihar
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|
|
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1.18
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0.8
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1.98
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1.98
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3
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Chhattisgarh
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7.82
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5.71
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9.88
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23.41
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23.41
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|
4
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Goa
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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5
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|
Gujarat
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
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Haryana
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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7
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Himachal Pradesh
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|
2.92
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|
0.52
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0.57
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4.01
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3.50
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8
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Jammu & Kashmir
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
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Jharkhand
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
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Karnataka
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|
10.99
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|
|
|
|
|
10.99
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|
10.99
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|
11
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Kerala
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
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Madhya Pradesh
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|
7.78
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|
|
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0.57
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8.35
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5.27
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13
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Maharashtra
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15.33
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|
|
|
|
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15.33
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|
9.97
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|
14
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Orissa
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|
11.36
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|
8.45
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|
13.67
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|
33.48
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|
33.48
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|
15
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Punjab
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
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|
Rajasthan
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|
1.95
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|
|
|
|
|
1.95
|
|
1.95
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|
17
|
|
Tamil Nadu
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|
2.07
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.07
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|
0
|
|
18
|
|
Telangana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
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|
Uttar Pradesh
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|
0.32
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.32
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|
0
|
|
20
|
|
Uttarakhand
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|
2.58
|
|
|
|
1.06
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|
3.64
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|
3.07
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|
21
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
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|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23
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|
Assam
|
|
0.58
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.58
|
|
0
|
|
24
|
|
Manipur
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|
4.38
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.38
|
|
4.38
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|
25
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|
Meghalaya
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|
0.74
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.74
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|
0.74
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|
26
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|
Mizoram
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7.79
|
|
|
|
7.4
|
|
15.19
|
|
15.19
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|
27
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|
Nagaland
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|
6.41
|
|
2.35
|
|
4.27
|
|
13.03
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|
13.03
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|
28
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|
Sikkim
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|
5.98
|
|
|
|
0.88
|
|
6.86
|
|
6.86
|
|
29
|
|
Tripura
|
|
|
|
3.76
|
|
1.33
|
|
5.09
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|
5.09
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
95.38
|
|
21.97
|
|
40.43
|
|
157.78
|
|
145.29
Annexure-III
Amount sanctioned and utilized in the last three years  under National Mission on Himalayan Studies
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Year
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State
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Amount sanctioned

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|
Amount utilized

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2018-19
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Uttarakhand
|
|
0.34
|
|
0.34
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
0.19
|
|
0.19
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|
2019-20
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|
Uttarakhand
|
|
1.61
|
|
1.61
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
0.23
|
|
0.23
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|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
0.27
|
|
0.27
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|
2020-21
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Uttarakhand
|
|
3.60
|
|
3.60
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|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
2.30
|
|
2.30
|
|
Manipur
|
|
1.20
|
|
1.20
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
1.10
|
|
1.10
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|
Total
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|
10.84
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|
10.84